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Anna Collard

SVP Content Strategy & CISO Advisor

Anna Collard is the SVP Content Strategist & CISO Advisor for KnowBe4 Africa, where she drives security awareness across the African continent. She founded security content publisher Popcorn Training, which was acquired by KnowBe4 in 2018. Winner of Women Tech Entrepreneur South Africa 2025, Top 20 Global Women in Cyber 2024, Cybersecurity Women of the Year Award 2023 - People’s Choice Category, and IFSEC Global Influencer in Security for 2022 and Top 50 Women in Cybersecurity – Africa 2020. Anna is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cybersecurity for the 2025-2026 term and a Global Ambassador on the Council for Responsible AI (GCRAI). Collard also sits on the board of the MiDO Cyber Academy Programme, aimed at underserved communities in South Africa to bridge the cyber skills divide.
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Recent Posts

Security and Gender: The Gaps Are Not Where You Expect

The 2022 KnowBe4 Women’s Day Survey interviewed more than 200 women from across the technology industry in South Africa to find out more about how they perceive the industry, the gender ...

The Pandemic’s Paradigm Shift with Cybersecurity

Just over a year ago, a much-prized perk – the ability to work from home – became an everyday reality for many. ITWeb, in partnership with KnowBe4, conducted a survey to gain insight into ...


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